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Patent licensing company may not be called a "patent troll" at trial

A North Dakota court recently prohibited the parties from referring to the patent owner during trial by using derogatory, disparaging, or pejorative references, such as "patent troll" or "pirate." The Court, however, permitted the parties to use neutral and factual terminology that accurately described the patent owner.